If you've set up a Windows XP system to act
as a print server on your network, you can improve the print
server's responsiveness. All you need to do is move the print spool
folder from its default location on the main hard drive to a second
hard drive.

The performance gain comes from separating the
management of the potentially huge spool file from the same drive
on which the Windows system files exist.

Of course, this means you need to install a
second hard drive in the system. If you have any older hard drives
lying around, this would be a great place to use one of them.

After installing a second hard drive, moving
the print spool folder is easy. Follow these steps:

Create a folder on the second hard drive, and
name it Spooler.

Go to Start | Printers And Faxes.

Select File | Server Properties.

On the Advanced tab, enter the full path to
the Spooler folder in the Spool Folder text box, and click OK.